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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 05:31 AM Jan 2018

Trump Impeachment Vote Will Take Place After President's Racist Shithole Remarks, Al Green Says

Texas Democrat Al Green vowed on Friday to force another impeachment vote on the House floor next week. The announcement was made on the back of President Donald Trump’s reported description of African nations, El Salvador and Haiti as “shithole countries.”

“Congressional condemnation of racist bigotry is not enough,” Green said in a tweet. “In Congress, talk is cheap-it’s how we vote that counts. Next week, I will again bring a resolution to impeach @realDonaldTrump. I will put my vote where my mouth is.”

On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that, while being briefed on immigration, Trump questioned why immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries were brought over declaring, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”

It is not the first time Green has pushed to impeach a president. Just last month—in the largest move yet to impeach Trump—Green brought the vote to the floor.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-impeachment-vote-place-president-205905037.html

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Trump Impeachment Vote Will Take Place After President's Racist Shithole Remarks, Al Green Says (Original Post) BigBearJohn Jan 2018 OP

We wish. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #1

Other than Mia Love NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #2

Abhorrent as it is, you can't impeach him for saying "shithole" marylandblue Jan 2018 #3

A reminder: impeachment is a political process. Girard442 Jan 2018 #4

It's not just a political process marylandblue Jan 2018 #6

Actually, I'm on your side here. Girard442 Jan 2018 #10

It isn't because of his use of the word, but the pattern of racism, and his habitual lying. still_one Jan 2018 #5

In my view, the biggest issue is his criminal behavior marylandblue Jan 2018 #7

That is what the Mueller investigation is about still_one Jan 2018 #8

That's why have a much better shot if we wait for Mueller marylandblue Jan 2018 #9

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

1. We wish.

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:56 AM

Jan 2018

Not holding my breath.

I'm still waiting for all the indictments Mueller is supposedly getting ready to unleash.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

2. Other than Mia Love

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 08:26 AM

Jan 2018

has any other Republican in the House forcefully denounced Trump's remarks? Paul Ryan merely used "unfortunate" in passing. Until we get a groundswell of Republicans, nothing will happen

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

3. Abhorrent as it is, you can't impeach him for saying "shithole"

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:01 AM

Jan 2018

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

4. A reminder: impeachment is a political process.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:31 AM

Jan 2018

The House indicts, the Senate convicts. There's no appeal and the guidelines are vague. In theory, a president could be removed from office for picking his nose.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

6. It's not just a political process

Reply to Girard442 (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:38 AM

Jan 2018

It's a quasi-judicial process. And do you really want tp set a precedent for impeachment over nose picking? What do you think the next GOP Congress is going to do to the next Dem President over that one?

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

10. Actually, I'm on your side here.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:13 AM

Jan 2018

Impeachment should be treated with the gravity of a major criminal case, but then the GOP impeached Clinton. One big downside of a nakedly political process is that the Congress could willfully not act when the POTUS is guilty of egregious crimes that would result in serious hard time for anyone else.

still_one

(92,219 posts)

5. It isn't because of his use of the word, but the pattern of racism, and his habitual lying.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:34 AM

Jan 2018

The reality is that they don't have the votes in the House to make it happen, but if it actually came up for a vote it would clearly show which members subscribe to trump's racist ideology